DeMille's circus epicThe Greatest Show on Earth (1952)), Best Director, and Best Screenplay - it was awarded four awards: Best Song for "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" (sung by Tex Ritter throughout the film, lyrics by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Film Editing (Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad), and Best Actor for Gary Cooper's performance - his second Oscar after a win forSergeant York (1941).With a production budget of $6 million, and gross revenue of over $5 million (domestic).The film was rated PG in theaters (although quite violent) and was a box- office failure despite earning positive critical reviews.She is summoned by Michael who confers with her about a "cash customer for that colt" - her prized horse named Challenger.This film was released in Britain under an alternative itle:Fraternally Yours.The plot of this film, by director William A.Seiter, was a re-make of a similar film they had made earlier,Be Big (1930).[Note: The comedy team's fan club, formed in the mid-1960s, ook 'Sons of the Desert' as their international fan club name.